UNITED STATES
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 3, 2017.

PEPSICO, INC.


700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD
PURCHASE, NY 10577-1444

Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 1, 2017
Date: May 3, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

Location:

The North Carolina History
Center at Tryon Palace
529 South Front Street
New Bern, North Carolina 28562

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Voting Items

  

Company Proposals

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM NO. 1.

1.      Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a.       Shona L. Brown
1b. George W. Buckley
1c. Cesar Conde
1d. Ian M. Cook
1e. Dina Dublon
1f. Rona A. Fairhead
1g. Richard W. Fisher
1h. William R. Johnson
1i. Indra K. Nooyi
1j. David C. Page
1k. Robert C. Pohlad
1l. Daniel Vasella
1m. Darren Walker
1n. Alberto Weisser

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ITEMS NO. 2 AND 3.

2.      Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017.
3. Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE OF EVERY "ONE YEAR" ON ITEM NO. 4.

4. Advisory vote on frequency of future shareholder advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation.

Shareholder Proposals

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "AGAINST" ITEMS NO. 5 AND 6.

5. Report regarding pesticide pollution.
6. Implementation of Holy Land Principles.

NOTE: Also includes authorization to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.